Sunday, 26 November 2017

November 27 to December 1

Important Dates:

**On NOVEMBER 30 at 9:30 am to 11:30am ...
we will be going to see the movie "Wonder"


Also on November 30 (from 1:50 to 2:45) it would 
be great if we could have as many parent volunteers 
as possible to help students with one-to-one 
conferencing. The goal will be to proofread and edit
our sensory imagery stories to make final 
improvements. You do not need to sign-up; please
just show up if you are available.


Nov. 29 = Winter Market - School Gym @ 6pm

Dec 4 - PRO-D (teachers only)

Dec 6 Mass XMAS Choir @ Alliance Church (7pm)

Dec 20 - Highlands Concert @ Key City Theater

Dec 22 - Jan 8 = Winter Break
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What we are studying....
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Reading: a variety of short stories, poems, and plays.

Writing: November is Sensory Imagery Writing month.
               ~ Daily writing, lessons... focus on writer's voice, 
                  word choice, variety of sentence lengths and 
                  beginnings, sentence structures, punctuation, 
                  and editing skills. 
Students have chosen a biome and will describe it in detail...

WE WILL BEGIN FORMAL SHARING NEXT WEDNESDAY...
STUDENTS WILL DRESS UP ACCORDING TO THEIR
CHARACTER AND APPROPRIATE TO THEIR CHOSEN BIOME.

Sensory World 

~Word Work - Unit 11 test... in their books
                      - Unit #12 distributed Monday, TEST on Friday morning.

Weekly Journal Entries continue.... with Mystery Science.
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Math -New Unit:  Multiplication! We will work on x by 0, 1, 2, 5,
                               and then 10, 3, 4.
    
Practice these...

Deep Dive Multiplication 
      
Sketch World Multiplication

Dr. Kai's Mixup

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Health: Canada's Food Guide - explore and plan meals
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Socials - Mapping unit  -Fantasy Map to be finished on Thursday.

 INQUIRY for students...

- PRO / CON decision-making topics: survival skills and salmon.
- learning about resource (salmon) usage and the Sto:lo People
  of the Fraser Valley.
- New Inquiry: Living in a new country in the world with NEW ID's...
                        next week we will begin the research component.
                      ~ New ID's ... Just like Luke Garner.... or Lee Grant?
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Cool Science Inquiries:
Topic to explore...

Adaptations Debates "Which animal or plant has the BEST adaptation?"

Websites that will help...

7 Characteristics of living things

Living Things Change

Adaptations

More Amazing Adaptations

Crash Course for Kids

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PE - Game... "Runs Galore"  
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French - Madame Vording

Music - Mr. Dureski and Mrs. Peters.
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ART -  integrated into daily work / learning
      This week's lesson is a different LAYERING ART piece 
using "SCHOOL TOOLS" 
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  Congrats to EVA for being Worker of the Week last week!
He earned 10 House Team Points for the PENGUINS! 
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